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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 370313" data-attributes="member: 1061"><p>Amen, Marcel. :applause:</p><p></p><p>I wrote about this topic on my personal blog when I made the switch. I won't offer a shameless plug by linking, but here's a quote:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>We've got all these big name guys like Joe McNally telling us <em>"It's not about the gear"</em>...meanwhile, he's trotting around the globe with six D4's, a Hasselblad, Profoto lights, and an army of assistants. Wait a minute, what? On top of that, you can't find an honest review anywhere, on anything. Everyone is attempting to sell links or clicks, so they don't want to upset the fruit basket by offering up a real opinion on any piece of equipment for risk of pissing off a sponsor.</p><p></p><p>In other words, we've all become armchair photographers and gear gurus. We don't need to form our own opinion, because everyone (at least anyone who's anyone) online has already formed it for us. To the guys knocking mirrorless, I would ask: <em>have you ever actually put one in your hands for a day?</em> Not to anyone here in particular, but just in general across the internet. I would bet most of them haven't. They think mirrorless sucks because they read it on a blog once. But they have no real-world experience with one. We all allow our perceptions to shape our opinions. Hell, I used to feel the same way about mirrorless. They were crappy, slow, tinker-toy cameras with substandard image quality. That's the general, misinformed consensus anyway, so that's what I thought. Until one landed in my lap.</p><p></p><p>Truth is, you have to take the tech out of the equation. Mirrorless is not quite there yet. There are definitely trade-offs. But at this point, that's not really what mirrorless is about. As much as I hate to say it, the best comparison I can make is this: Mirrorless vs DSLR is a lot like Apple vs PC.</p><p></p><p>DSLR is like PC. It's IBM. It's big money and mainstream. DSLR has history, commonality. It has roots. It's comfortable.</p><p></p><p>Mirrorless is like Apple. It's a lifestyle that's more form over function. It's outside the box. It's sleek and sexy, bordering on taboo. It's new and innovative. It breaks the mold.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 370313, member: 1061"] Amen, Marcel. :applause: I wrote about this topic on my personal blog when I made the switch. I won't offer a shameless plug by linking, but here's a quote: We've got all these big name guys like Joe McNally telling us [I]"It's not about the gear"[/I]...meanwhile, he's trotting around the globe with six D4's, a Hasselblad, Profoto lights, and an army of assistants. Wait a minute, what? On top of that, you can't find an honest review anywhere, on anything. Everyone is attempting to sell links or clicks, so they don't want to upset the fruit basket by offering up a real opinion on any piece of equipment for risk of pissing off a sponsor. In other words, we've all become armchair photographers and gear gurus. We don't need to form our own opinion, because everyone (at least anyone who's anyone) online has already formed it for us. To the guys knocking mirrorless, I would ask: [I]have you ever actually put one in your hands for a day?[/I] Not to anyone here in particular, but just in general across the internet. I would bet most of them haven't. They think mirrorless sucks because they read it on a blog once. But they have no real-world experience with one. We all allow our perceptions to shape our opinions. Hell, I used to feel the same way about mirrorless. They were crappy, slow, tinker-toy cameras with substandard image quality. That's the general, misinformed consensus anyway, so that's what I thought. Until one landed in my lap. Truth is, you have to take the tech out of the equation. Mirrorless is not quite there yet. There are definitely trade-offs. But at this point, that's not really what mirrorless is about. As much as I hate to say it, the best comparison I can make is this: Mirrorless vs DSLR is a lot like Apple vs PC. DSLR is like PC. It's IBM. It's big money and mainstream. DSLR has history, commonality. It has roots. It's comfortable. Mirrorless is like Apple. It's a lifestyle that's more form over function. It's outside the box. It's sleek and sexy, bordering on taboo. It's new and innovative. It breaks the mold. [/QUOTE]
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